13 November 09 (later am)

Workout 2650 set: 500 of back/free (about 9:50), 500 of side/free (about 9:40), 20 x 50 on the 0:50 (mostly 47, a couple of 48s, a couple of 46s), fins: 100 back, fly, back, fly, drill, then 3 x 50 paddle.

The 20 x 50 on the 50 set wasn’t quite as comfortable as I’d like though I did get a tiny bit of rest each time.

Social Sometimes, it is time to move on even if you like your sweetie:

My ex-girlfriend truly believes 2012 is the end of the world. She bet me 50 dollars that the world would end in 2012. I explained to her if the world is going to end, then there’s no way I could pay her. I either win the bet, or we’re all dead. With a frustrated look on her face, she doubled the bet to 100 dollars.
-Thomas, UCSD

Science evolutionary trees of life are checked and cross checked by many methods, including homology (body structure) and by genetic markers. Here is but one example. In other words, there is evidence; this isn’t just “if the rules of science applied, what would we get best-guess” type of conjecture.

Politics Is it time for Democrats to panic? “Concern for getting results” might be the order of the day. I see some bluedogs losing seats but the bottom line is that our tent is too darned big to begin with.

Religion In Cincinnati: threats have made a bill board company move an atheist billboard.

But in Chicago, groups have protested against the atheist billboards (satire)

Really: why would a sign that says “you can be good without god” threaten anyone? I’m sorry, but when religious types claim that they are “persecuted” they mean either

1. “I won’t be given a captive audience” or
2. “It is wrong that people will actually say that they don’t believe the way that I do; they should just shut up about it” or…even worse…
3. “Smart people openly disagree with me and that hurts my feelings”.

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